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10 Highest Income Tax States For 2016

Crews work to restore power and traffic lights after they were knocked out by Hurricane Matthews, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, in Flagler Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced additional tax relief for victims of Hurricane Matthew. Storm victims in much of North Carolina and parts of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida have until March 15, 2017, to file certain individual and business tax returns and make certain tax payments. This includes an additional filing extension for those with valid extensions that run out at midnight tonight, October 17, 2016.

The IRS is now offering this expanded relief to any area designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as qualifying for either individual assistance or public assistance. Taxpayers added later to the disaster area will automatically receive the same filing and payment relief.